The Franklin County Board of Commissioners received a $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The three-year grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the "Emerge, Evolve, Empower (E)" initiative. This program aims to implement a continuum of care targeting Franklin County's most at-risk residents, including the homeless population,...
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant over 3 years from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA #16.838). The funding will support the expansion of the "CONNECT" team, which was established in 2021 to respond to fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the county's 30 rural communities. Key initiatives include: 1) implementing a mobile outreach program, self-referral...
This $1,599,999 Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The award will expand and enhance Multnomah County's continuum of support for justice-involved individuals with opioid and other substance use disorders. Key activities and outcomes include: increasing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) initiation and maintenance between the county jail and community settings; providing...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,035,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the County of Franklin, a local government entity in Farmington, Maine. The grant will support the development and enhancement of critical community infrastructure and essential services in this predominantly rural county over a two-year period from September 2024 to September 2026. Key funded...
The Franklin County Family Drug Treatment Court (FCFDTC) will use a $760,454 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to implement a five-phase treatment model for caregivers with alcohol and substance use dependencies. The County of Franklin will provide evidence-based therapy and counseling services to transition 10...
This Project Grant award of $1,600,000, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838), will allow Jefferson County, Alabama to expand evidence-based substance use treatment and peer recovery support services to a pretrial population at high risk for overdose. The proposed initiative will address the allowable use of implementing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment related to opioids,...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substance Use Program) will support the enhancement of the Marion County Prosecutor Intervention Program (PIP) in Marion, Ohio. The PIP diverts individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and opioid use disorders (OUD) who are charged with low-level offenses from incarceration into appropriate treatment and recovery services. The grant...
This Project Grant award of $1,300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enhance the community's capacity to implement a comprehensive, harm reduction approach to the opioid crisis in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program and enhancing data collection...
This Project Grant award of $1,600,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program) will enable the Erie County Department of Health in Buffalo, NY to implement a comprehensive initiative to reduce the impact of opioids, stimulants, and other substances on individuals and communities in Erie County. The key products and services to be delivered include: Embedding social workers, peers, and...
This Project Grant award of $1,600,000.00 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable Travis County, Texas to implement a continuity of care service model that connects services within the jail with ongoing community-based services for individuals immediately upon release from incarceration. The program aims to address the county's opioid overdose crisis, which has seen drug-related deaths increase from 193...